The Samsung Galaxy S II packs the fastest graphics hardware among Android smartphones, according to a report at tech Web site Anandtech.

The Galaxy S II (or Galaxy S2) uses high-performance Mali-400 graphics silicon based on a design from ARM, giving it the extra performance, according to Anandtech.

“Samsung implemented a 4-core version of the Mali-400…and its resulting performance is staggering,” Anandtech said. The Mali graphics hardware resides in Samsung’s Exynos 4210, the main chip that powers the S II.

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As with the evolution of PCs, graphics hardware is becoming an important feature for smartphones as screen resolutions increase along with the screen size. For example, the Galaxy II uses a 4.3-inch, 800×480 WVGA AMOLED display. And other phones, like the Motorola Droid Bionic, sport a resolution of 540×960. The better the graphics silicon, the faster it can push around all those pixels used for gaming and mulitmedia apps.

Samsung says the Exynos 4210 chip also has a feature that supports WSVGA resolution of two main LCD displays and 1080p HDTV display, simultaneously. “This is possible due to the capability of Exynos 4210 to support separate post processing pipelines,” Samsung said.